People are worry about the many diseases like heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, cancer, stroke, etc that will be brought to their body if they do not manage their weight properly.
Overweight or obesity has become one of the toughest issues facing many countries. Based on the fast increasing number of obese people, governments will have to spend a great deal of financial resources just to tackle the health expenses that will follow.
Naturally, unhealthy diet and lifestyle are being blamed as the main reasons for the obesity epidemic but according to a newly released report, it is the modern society, which adds pressure to these individuals to put on weight.
During October 2007, a study by British government think-tank Foresight called for greater help to counter the "'obesogenic' environment" by designing towns and cities to promote walking and cycling and encouraging people to buy healthier food. The report also indicated that it could take some 30 years to tackle the problem. In fact, obesity rates have more than doubled in Britain in the last 25 years. In 2004, nearly a quarter of men and women in England were obese.
The report suggested there is compelling evidence that humans are predisposed to put on weight by their biology. Despite personal responsibility plays a crucial part in weight gain, human biology is also being overwhelmed by the effects of today's 'obesogenic' environment: abundance of energy-dense food, motorized transport and sedentary lifestyles. As such, people of the UK are becoming heavier simply by living in the Britain of today.
The government-commissioned research had suggested, if current trends are not halted, half of all Britons would be obese in 25 years; 86 percent of men will be overweight in 15 years and 70 percent of women in 20.
Overweight or obesity has become one of the toughest issues facing many countries. Based on the fast increasing number of obese people, governments will have to spend a great deal of financial resources just to tackle the health expenses that will follow.
Naturally, unhealthy diet and lifestyle are being blamed as the main reasons for the obesity epidemic but according to a newly released report, it is the modern society, which adds pressure to these individuals to put on weight.
During October 2007, a study by British government think-tank Foresight called for greater help to counter the "'obesogenic' environment" by designing towns and cities to promote walking and cycling and encouraging people to buy healthier food. The report also indicated that it could take some 30 years to tackle the problem. In fact, obesity rates have more than doubled in Britain in the last 25 years. In 2004, nearly a quarter of men and women in England were obese.
The report suggested there is compelling evidence that humans are predisposed to put on weight by their biology. Despite personal responsibility plays a crucial part in weight gain, human biology is also being overwhelmed by the effects of today's 'obesogenic' environment: abundance of energy-dense food, motorized transport and sedentary lifestyles. As such, people of the UK are becoming heavier simply by living in the Britain of today.
The government-commissioned research had suggested, if current trends are not halted, half of all Britons would be obese in 25 years; 86 percent of men will be overweight in 15 years and 70 percent of women in 20.
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